The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports and lack of private treatment records. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for dyslipidemia as it is a laboratory finding, not a disability. Other issues are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to support the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete examination reports and lack of private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Dyslipidemia, PUD (Peptic Ulcer Disease), GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), Heart Disability (Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease), Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Urinary Disability, Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Left Hip Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Right Hip DJD, Left Knee DJD, Right Knee DJD, Left Ankle DJD, Right Ankle DJD, Left Foot DJD, Right Foot DJD, Glaucoma, Pansinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159706
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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